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About the Role

As a Workday Security Administrator, you will be a strategic partner in our Workday ecosystem, balancing robust security with seamless user access. You will serve as a trusted collaborator to HR, IT, and Compliance teams, ensuring our data remains secure while empowering our global workforce to do their best work. We are looking for a thoughtful problem-solver who is passionate about creating a secure, efficient, and inclusive digital environment where everyone can thrive.

Responsibilities

Design and maintain robust, role-based security structures that prioritize the principle of the least privilege, ensuring our systems are both highly secure and user-friendly.
Serve as a trusted partner by handling the full lifecycle of user access, providing proactive support to resolve issues and enabling our team to perform their best work securely.
Lead regular security audits and collaborate with partners to uphold the highest standards of data privacy, regulatory compliance, and segregation of duties.
Supervise Workday releases and lead security enhancements that keep our environment efficient, scalable, and future-ready.
Maintain clear documentation and guide multi-functional teams through security best practices and system updates.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Information Systems, HR, Business, or a related field—or an equivalent combination of professional experience and continuous learning.
3 to 4+ years of experience with Workday security, including security domains, business process policies, and security group configuration.
Experience handling critical and confidential information with the highest level of professional integrity and care.
Expertise using data tools like Microsoft Excel to support security audits, analyze trends, and maintain accurate documentation.
Experience working in an Agile environment using Jira, participating in two sprints.
Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Workday security
Security domains
Business process policies
Security group configuration
Microsoft Excel
Jira
AI advancements
ChatGPT

Location

United States

Work Type

Remote

Experience Level

3 to 4+ years

Education Level

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Salary/Compensations

$93,500.00 - $125,500.00
$116,300.00 - $173,500.00
$101,900.00 - $154,400.00

Benefits

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
Paid parental leave
Short-term disability coverage
Long-term disability coverage
Basic life insurance
10 paid holidays per full calendar year
1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
Paid year-end holiday shutdown
4 paid days off for personal wellness
16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year (non-exempt)
Flexible vacation time off program (exempt)
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
Up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward
Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
Annual bonuses (non-sales roles)
Performance-based incentive pay (sales roles)
Cisco restricted stock units

About the Company

At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond.
We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds.
These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.
Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions.
Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless.
We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale.
Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.
We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.